From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Received: from bkemail.birger-koblitz.de (bkemail.birger-koblitz.de [23.88.97.239]) (using TLSv1.2 with cipher ECDHE-RSA-AES256-GCM-SHA384 (256/256 bits)) (No client certificate requested) by smtp.subspace.kernel.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id BAE3E347FCD; Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:01:03 +0000 (UTC) Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; arc=none smtp.client-ip=23.88.97.239 ARC-Seal:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1790499665; cv=none; b=dCYUNAt+B5AlRGv3xkzpisHC1Hj7hu80frWevzzp6UP+v2jLRGkZcl+dSkUCXc7R/kmpLK/QaL3dloZNVeVoy3reT+JmS+FjnGje9UQBEyyvRQVXrtbbK9fej3W0d7+TVwFteeJ29yosq5Q5nDJ+m3kg5CM7W68exrg/mnGHpIY= ARC-Message-Signature:i=1; a=rsa-sha256; d=subspace.kernel.org; s=arc-20240116; t=1790499665; c=relaxed/simple; bh=PJ+1KSBYgMXhXlmNpWeCO5p+gF3yyMIeFkHmHQqVcI4=; h=Message-ID:Date:MIME-Version:Subject:To:Cc:References:From: In-Reply-To:Content-Type; b=X765JrqK3EGxJLMOfeGtnjZhyryxCbj8kwtszF/LtVzxhm8LUj2ZQEqd5juDNCExojQvbCl1KC2+Rw3jJZeYEXuqqqCZwTXju1MxquSePp0pRC4TqV2A5+dcvcryWYCqBtzySAYEd3ykIYbCp1opSWmgg+QSdpx/8FkyRSia8EY= ARC-Authentication-Results:i=1; smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=birger-koblitz.de; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=birger-koblitz.de; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=birger-koblitz.de header.i=@birger-koblitz.de header.b=n0PHAcnw; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=birger-koblitz.de header.i=@birger-koblitz.de header.b=AX6c4buk; arc=none smtp.client-ip=23.88.97.239 Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dmarc=none (p=none dis=none) header.from=birger-koblitz.de Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; spf=pass smtp.mailfrom=birger-koblitz.de Authentication-Results: smtp.subspace.kernel.org; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=birger-koblitz.de header.i=@birger-koblitz.de header.b="n0PHAcnw"; dkim=pass (2048-bit key) header.d=birger-koblitz.de header.i=@birger-koblitz.de header.b="AX6c4buk" DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=birger-koblitz.de; s=default; t=1790499661; bh=PJ+1KSBYgMXhXlmNpWeCO5p+gF3yyMIeFkHmHQqVcI4=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To:From; b=n0PHAcnwUP+3Pib4aiWjLhATwi8C2gOSMZSP366/I2qgTTMUfx/duyLyr/sgfcELA 7XIHv0tJcM7dEIOQcHTwZajHszWq1JS7g/ry5zYoTplLC0dFNt4zY3hjQqbuaxR0e1 UZzqLDupQZ70CjiPN3Fr51MLpB4EbKgfgnEz9C+D8PmJTzzMX1YacBmSa0aOOhoMaK MHJ3MBKHBkVJP09ZrwWdkyKP8MJQbZ+urA2E6s2Dc54RWoftjUUIRKPUQkGaCzd+gO aFQxVDLhn0Kq/pREhq39WE847PEPGCCEBgdJ5DeAOMBH6izh5Q9hRcdGj+OvSUL+gz CCL7Z8GROTq/w== Received: by bkemail.birger-koblitz.de (Postfix, from userid 109) id 8EFC141309; Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:01:01 +0000 (UTC) X-Spam-Level: DKIM-Signature: v=1; a=rsa-sha256; c=relaxed/simple; d=birger-koblitz.de; s=default; t=1790499660; bh=PJ+1KSBYgMXhXlmNpWeCO5p+gF3yyMIeFkHmHQqVcI4=; h=Date:Subject:To:Cc:References:From:In-Reply-To:From; b=AX6c4bukMZ8dBw1PB/Jh9TFdXrc3nccJhjwMUtJv0HTcIynz1Ix+sdY0vYJJngrZ8 mkNfcR837s24VPOzGIjtwNk1CL9mPtOFpeKhZwLuqMOfLnlyKYJMAFQxURckDXmfx5 Rk+ySkLYG3esOscXsP5kz5ZPxr36q4D9qg4n06NQ7HARxTp5uZd0bVDuC5RmvJoUCM s83yR/GA0CaDnL3wrpIlk7dlk5ug/0MZlUDkQPKode4YmqJ51pX5nW3VvwTOTkO0gQ p1NkVVhy4vV8vIwDeqRkPE3Q0A1sMH2Oj/Xmn67tth7W23gSzR/QmvO8WvfjyI3rjV CD5WmLizpvQuQ== Received: from [192.168.2.51] (p5798b961.dip0.t-ipconnect.de [87.152.185.97]) by bkemail.birger-koblitz.de (Postfix) with ESMTPSA id 6D9B7412E0; Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:01:00 +0000 (UTC) Message-ID: Date: Sun, 27 Sep 2026 11:01:00 +0200 Precedence: bulk X-Mailing-List: netdev@vger.kernel.org List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Unsubscribe: MIME-Version: 1.0 User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v12 04/15] ax88179_178a: Split driver into library and device specific code To: Jakub Kicinski Cc: andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, pabeni@redhat.com, linux@armlinux.org.uk, andrew@lunn.ch, hkallweit1@gmail.com, linux-usb@vger.kernel.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org, neuromoments@gmail.com References: <20260916-ax88179a-v12-4-60c04c9924a2@birger-koblitz.de> <178968029415.22033.4203681974249867316@kernel.org> <20260919150450.3d0ec698@kernel.org> From: Birger Koblitz Content-Language: en-US In-Reply-To: <20260919150450.3d0ec698@kernel.org> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit On 20/09/2026 12:04 am, Jakub Kicinski wrote: > On Thu, 17 Sep 2026 21:24:54 +0000 netdev-bot+sashiko@kernel.org wrote: >> - [Medium] The module is renamed from ax88179_178a.ko to ax88179.ko >> (drivers/net/usb/Makefile: `obj-$(CONFIG_USB_NET_AX88179_178A) +=… > > Why not fix this? it's been reported before and looks both legit and > trivial to address. Will add module alias in v13. > > When you repost please post the driver split first, separately. > We can get it merged more quickly since its trivial. I would prefer if it stays together for now, as the split anyway only makes sense if the new driver code also is merged, and that way the history of the series is preserved as well. Birger